A presente pesquisa propõe-se caracterizar a rede de suprimento no APL de uva demesa do Noroeste do estado de São Paulo, utilizando o modelo de rede de suprimento deSlack e Lewis (2008). O foco do estudo foram as empresas motrizes. Para tanto, foramidentificadas e caracterizadas as atividades...

Family farms are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of climatic variations and changes. In this regard, this paper assessed the factors that influence family farmers' vulnerability to climate variability and change in the transition zone between forest and savannah in the northern...

To address the challenges of biodiversity conservation and commodity production, a framework has been proposed that distinguishes between the integration (“land sharing”) and separation (“land sparing”) of conservation and production. Controversy has arisen around this framework partly...

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the relative risk of exposure of different human populations to food-borne aflatoxins; the types of health impact that may be incurred by dietary exposure to aflatoxins; and possible strategies likely to mitigate risks to human health. Risk of exposure...